The Meaning of Blood
Sacrifice (...con't.)

If you could, for one moment, put on your thinking cap and put flesh and
blood into the drama of the lamb slain. Imagine the horrible sight it must have
been for Adam and Eve to witness God slay the young lamb and to see life one
moment and death the next. Keep in mind that death did not exist until that day.
Do you think that it was not traumatic to the onlookers?

It is not difficult to believe that God taught this lesson to Adam and Eve so they can pass it on to generations to come. Imagine Adam calling Cain and Abel to witness the shedding of blood, and death and explaining the meaning of it; that it served the purpose to further explain salvation.

The Day of Sacrifice

“…And it came to pass that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. In addition, Abel brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and his offering.”

God did not respect Cain’s offering, which caused Cain to be “…very wroth.” Moreover, his countenance fell. It was absolute disobedience on Cain’s part to produce the sacrifice from the soil and from his toils. He probably thought that the hard work in farming is what pleases God when indeed; God was looking for “no works,” just obedience. Abel did not prove his part in this sacrifice; it was purely, obedience.

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